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When the clouds part : the Uttaratantra and its meditative tradition as a bridge between sutra and tantra / translated and introduced by Karl Brunnholzl.

Contributor(s):

Brunnhölzl, Karl [translator.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Sanskrit, Tibetan Series: The Tsadra Foundation seriesPublisher: Boston : Snow Lion, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 1334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781559394178 (hardback : alk. paper)

Uniform titles:

Ratnagotravibhāga. English.

Subject(s):

Mahayana Buddhism -- Doctrines

DDC classification:

294.3/85 23

LOC classification:

BQ3022.E5 B78 2014

Other classification:

REL007050 | REL007030 | REL007020

Summary: "A new translation of the primary Indian Buddhist text on Buddha nature, with Tibetan commentaries explaining how this text can be used to contemplate and realize one's own Buddha nature. "Buddha nature" (tathāgatagarbha) is the innate potential in all living beings to become a fully awakened Buddha. The book gives an overview of the sūtra sources of the tathāgatagarbha teachings and the different ways of explaining the meaning of this term. In particular, it includes new translations of the Mahāyānottaratantra (Ratnagotravibhāga), the primary Indian text on the subject, its Indian commentaries, and two (hitherto untranslated) commentaries from the Tibetan Kagyu tradition. Most important, the book investigates in detail the meditative tradition of using the Mahāyānottaratantra as a basis for Mahāmudrā instructions and the Shentong approach"-- Provided by publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: What is Buddha Nature?

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Title notes ( 2 )

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Lindholme Hall Library General stacks	Vajrayana	493.1 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2400024
Book	Lindholme Hall Library General stacks	Vajrayana	493.1 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2500156

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 1235-1258) and index.

"A new translation of the primary Indian Buddhist text on Buddha nature, with Tibetan commentaries explaining how this text can be used to contemplate and realize one's own Buddha nature. "Buddha nature" (tathāgatagarbha) is the innate potential in all living beings to become a fully awakened Buddha. The book gives an overview of the sūtra sources of the tathāgatagarbha teachings and the different ways of explaining the meaning of this term. In particular, it includes new translations of the Mahāyānottaratantra (Ratnagotravibhāga), the primary Indian text on the subject, its Indian commentaries, and two (hitherto untranslated) commentaries from the Tibetan Kagyu tradition. Most important, the book investigates in detail the meditative tradition of using the Mahāyānottaratantra as a basis for Mahāmudrā instructions and the Shentong approach"-- Provided by publisher.